A Catholic Pilgrim’s Progress
And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall...
In Praise of the Octave of Pentecost
Days of Fire and of Light In the traditional Roman liturgical calendar the glorious solemnity of Pentecost has its own Octave: eight days under the...
Repleti sunt omnes Spiritu Sancto
Alleluia! Today the Spirit of the Lord has invaded the cosmos and filled it! Life spills out of the Cenacle and, like a torrent of...
A saeculi strepitu segregati
Many years ago, while searching out the treasures of my missal, I discovered, among the Masses for Certain Places, the Mass of Our Lady of...
Having Cast Aside What Is Old
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Paschaltide Acts 28:16–20, 30_31 Psalm 10:4, 5 and 7 (R. 7b) John 21: 20–25 The Forty–Ninth Day of The...
Sunrise at Saint–Loup-sur–Aujon
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Bonjour, tout le monde!
Bonjour, tout le monde. Je m’appelle Jean et j’habite tout près du monastère Saint–Benoît à Nans–sous–Sainte–Anne dans le Jura français. Je suis allé à la...
Turn Your Eyes to the Virgin
I more or less promised Our Lady that I would offer something in her honour on Vultus Christi every day during the month of May....
To France
I leave early tomorrow morning for la doulce France via Geneva. I will be giving some conferences in two monasteries of the Benedictines of Jesus...
Thy Eyes Are as Doves’ Eyes
Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes (Ct 4:9). Oblates’ Pilgrimage to Santa...
Damien, A Priest Adorer
I find my consolation in the one and only companion who will never leave me, that is, our Divine Saviour in the Holy Eucharist. ....
For Those Whose Lives Have Not Turned Out As They Planned
Memorial of Blessed Damien of Molokai, Priest When Providence Writes One’s Life Blessed Damien is, I think, a very suitable patron for those who lives...
The Family Rosary
When Praying for Healing It happens sometimes that the healing of a family member — in spite of persistent and fervent prayer — is impeded...
Grace and the Strength of Perseverance
Fifth Thursday of Paschaltide Acts 15:7-21 Psalm 95: 1-2a, 2b-3, 10 John 15:9-11 O God whose grace makes just men out of wicked ones, and...
De Maria Numquam Satis
Blessed Bartolo Longo wrote: “What is my vocation? To write about Mary, to have Mary praised, to have Mary loved.” At 11:55 this morning I...
Ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum
Last week this distinguished group of clergy bloggers met for discussion and refreshment in the piazza del Pantheon. From right to left: Michael, seminarian at...
Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum
Fifth Tuesday of Paschaltide Acts 14:19-28 Psalm 144:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 John 14:27-31a My Peace I Give to You Today’s Gospel gives us the very words...
La Madonna del Santo Rosario di Pompei
Our Lady of Pompei Tuesday, May 8, 2007 is the Feast of Our Lady of Pompei. In Italy and in places all over the globe...
Happy Anniversary, Monsignor!
Thirty–Seven Years of Mass I am dedicating this special entry to my friend Monsignor Arthur Burton Calkins on the 37th anniversary of his ordination to...
And I Will Manifest Myself to Him
Fifth Monday of Paschaltide Acts 14:5–18 Psalm 113B:1–2, 3–4, 15–16 (R.1ab) John 14:21–26 Grateful to Saint Jude We are grateful to the Apostle Saint Jude...